A Bavarian-style wheat beer utilizing a specialized mash temperature to develop a big body and a full flavor while keeping the beer sessionable. Malted black wheat gives the color and Bavarian yeast provide the aroma and flavor.

Dark, tobacco brown color. Looks to be clear, from what I can tell. One and a half finger head dissipates to 1/8th of an inch. A few patches of lace.

Decent aromas of toasted wheat, dark roast and banana. Hints of clove and dough. Undertones of soap. The taste is not so decent. A jolting mass of bitter roast and cherry hits fast and trails off pushing aside what should otherwise be wheat and banana and such. After a while the cherry falls away, and a small amount of banana moves in. Regardless, this doesn't have a rich wheat profile like I was hoping for. Tangy, dirty, coating finish. The body is medium-light with moderate carbonation; fairly easy to drink in that regard.

Famine isn't terrible, but it sure ain't very good either. The aroma made for an alright starting point, but the beer declined from there.

Beer #3 in Rivertown's ``4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' beers. Poured from a bottle into a Konig Ludwig Weissbier glass. Nice, dark, fairly-clear pour with a big off-white head that has rather poor retention for the style. The nose has faint characteristic estery, banana notes and some clove-like phenols. There are no assertive hop aromas, but there is a slight, acidic tartness.

Light to medium body and a reasonably firm feel. Nicely balanced flavor between sweet, bready notes and a crisp, fruity, tart wheat flavor. Lots of banana in the front of the mouth and sweet tea and lemon in the back. Very easy drinking.

Overall, a nice example of the style. Rather than try to impress us, Rivertown seems to have opted for a traditional interpretation. It is tasty and refreshing, but it leaves me wondering what the point of a ``Brewmaster's Reserve Limited Release Series'' is if you don't take a few risks and try to do something new, off-the-wall, and different.

12 ounce bottle. Served in a weizen glass, the beer pours a slightly hazy dark brown with about an inch tan head. The head didn't stay around for too long, and there isn't much lacing. The aroma smells like yeast, cloves, sweet bready malt and some bananas. Taste is similar to the aroma, with the yeasty and malty flavors being well balanced. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit coating with moderate carbonation. It's not a bad brew overall, but I wouldn't pay $2.99 a bottle for this again. With that being said, I do think it's worth a try. Beer #3 in Rivertown's Brewmaster's Limited Release Series.

Wasn't sure exactly what to categorize this as, since Rivertown calls this a Black Bavarian-Style Wheat Ale.